Undip Student Assault Incident: Commission X Urges Review of Violence Prevention Regulations
Jakarta, KOMPAS.com - Deputy Chairman of Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Lalu Hadrian, has urged the government to evaluate the violence-prevention rules in educational settings in response to an incident in which a student was assaulted by a mob at Diponegoro University (Undip) in Semarang.
Lalu said that the regulations currently governing violence prevention in educational environments need to be reviewed if they have not proven effective in reducing violence on campuses or schools. ‘This is a shared homework, not only the campus authorities; the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology must re-review. There is already a Permendikbudristek relating to the prevention of violence—physical, verbal, and sexual violence. If that Permendikbudristek is not capable of reducing these incidents, then let us review it together,’ he said, during an interview at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday 6 March 2026.
He said that evaluation is necessary to ensure the existing regulations truly prevent various forms of violence in educational settings, from physical and verbal violence to sexual violence.
‘Whether with Permendikbudristek it remains very weak or we should implement it into law. This is an important topic for our future discussions because it is, as the saying goes, ’one dies and a thousand grow’,’ he added.
According to Lalu, the clause strengthening the violence-prevention rules in educational environments has already been included in the Revision of the National Education System Law. ‘Yes, indeed, that clause is in one article of our National Education System Law; we have included it. So, to shelter the ministerial regulations currently in force so they are stronger,’ he said.
The PKB politician added that Commission X plans to invite the government to discuss the matter after Eid al-Fitr. ‘After Eid we will invite and discuss. We will evaluate the ministerial regulations related to this violence. If they are indeed very weak, we will search for the latest rules that are truly binding and strict,’ he concluded.
The victim was accused of sexual violence against a female student. However, the accusation led to a vigilante action that left the victim severely injured.
Semarang City Police CID head Andika Dharma Sena said the victim was initially summoned to a boarding house in the Tembalang area before being interrogated by several students. ‘The victim was contacted by one of his colleagues to come to the boarding house in the Tembalang area. When he arrived, he was interrogated due to allegations of sexual violence against one of his female fellow students,’ he said, on Thursday (5 March 2026).
Meanwhile, Undip said it had formed two separate teams: an ethics team to investigate the assault and a Sexual Violence Task Force to study the allegations of harassment by A. ‘Universitas Diponegoro regrets the occurrence of violence in any form. At the same time, the university emphasises that all forms of violence, including sexual violence, are not tolerable,’ said Nurul Hasfi, Director of the Universitas Diponegoro Media Networking Directorate.